Syndicate

November 2, 2010 -- With the help of Socialist Alliance members in the growing Sudanese
community in Australia, Green Left Weekly -- Australia's leading
socialist newspaper -- publishes a regular Arabic language
supplement. The Flamecovers news from the
Arabic-speaking world as well as news and issues
from within Australia. Editor-in-chief is Soubhi Iskander is a
comrade who has endured years of imprisonment and torture at the hands
of the repressive government in Sudan.

“There are Arabic
newspapers in Australia, but still all reflect the views of their
editors and there is a great need to establish a progressive
Arabic-language press which can frankly discuss the squalid condition
of the Arab world due to submission and subservience to
neo-colonialism”, Iskander explains. “At the same time, the
Arabic-speaking communities in Australia need to read articles relating
to the Australian government policy internally — articles which will
unmask the pitfalls of these policies, and will expose the violation
and the lies of the capitalist parties. The Flame, we hope, will
be a
powerful addition to Green Left Weekly.”

Iskander and his
team are working to involve progressive activists from other
Arabic-speaking communities in the Flame project. They are
promoting GLW subscriptions to interested members of the
Arabic-speaking communities. GLW
is proud to be taking this major step to broaden the audience for
progressive ideas and news of the movements for radical political,
economic and environmental change. We know we will not achieve radical
change without bringing together all sections of the oppressed and
exploited in a common struggle.